Author: L. Sussex
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2010-07-16
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 0230289401
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a study of the 'mothers' of the mystery genre. Traditionally the invention of crime writing has been ascribed to Poe, Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle, but they had formidable women rivals, whose work has been until recently largely forgotten. The purpose of this book is to 'cherchez les femmes', in a project of rediscovery.
Author: Brenda Ayres
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2003-04-30
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 0313039313
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Some of the greatest English novels were written during the Victorian era, and many are still widely read and taught today. But many others written during that period have been neglected by scholars and modern readers alike. A number of these novels were written by women and were popular when published. Moreover, they reveal perspectives of 19th-century British culture not present in canonized works and therefore revise our understanding of Victorian life and attitudes. With the increasing interest in revising Victorian history and gender scholarship, especially through the rediscovery of lost texts written by women, this book is a timely and much needed study. The expert contributors to this volume argue the value of novels by such Victorian women writers as Grace Aguilar, Catherine Crowe, Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna, Annie E. Holdsworth, Ella Hepworth Dixon, Flora Annie Steel, Anne Thackeray, Sarah Grand, Marie Corelli, and others. Most of the chapters address numerous works by a particular writer. Each focuses on different social issues as well, though most of them share an interest in gender politics. Topics discussed include a 19th-century Jewish novelist's navigation through Protestant spirituality, the relationship of noncanonical governess novels to class and gender issues, and forgotten works by women crime writers. Other chapters analyze how women writers impelled social reform and subverted patriarchally defined religious issues.
Author: Susan Wittig Albert
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-04-06
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1101186690
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →China Bayles isn't happy when a Texas wind blows her husband's ex-wife, and the mother of China's stepson, into her herb shop. Sally is known to have a split personality and fall into constant trouble with the law, but she claims she has nowhere else to turn. Now its up to China to weed out whatever it is Sally's running from before the truth catches up to them all.
Author: Susan Trott
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1996-04-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1573225320
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →They came from far and wide to see the Holy Man, to find new direction in their lives. They walked away freed from everyday anxiety and forever changed by simple words of wisdom so powerful, yet so universal, that their stories are an inspiration to us all. The Holy Man, an acclaimed national bestseller and beautiful piece of inspirational fiction, is a warm and witty collection of modern fables reflecting on the human search for happiness.
Author: Montague Summers
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2020-03-06
Total Pages: 598
ISBN-13: 375048144X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An important and unique work about Gothic fiction, by"the major anthologist of supernatural and Gothic fiction", Montague Summers.